Writing-desk



D. M. BEAIRD.

WRITING DESK.

APPLICATION mm 0cr.2s.1914.

1,267,046. Patented May 21,1918.

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1/944614 cases UNITED" STATES DAVID M. BEAIBD, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID M. BEAIRD, a citizen of the United States,residing at C0- lumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Writing-Desks, ofwhich the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to writing desks and is, in nature, an attachmentdeslgned-to be used in connection with beds of a well known type.Myinvention is particularly desirable for use among soldiers to beattached to the beds used by them in their barracks.

The main object of my invention resides in the provision of a structureof this type which wi l mainta' degree of firmness sufiicient for thepurpose, but which may be Figure 1 is a central vertical the cot portionof a bed, showing my in.-.

, parts thereof which ma be readily hung in position and such positionwith a removed whenever desired without the use ofjany tools whatever.

A further object of my invention resides in making this structurecollapsible, so that it will require very little space when in itscollapsed position, but which may be moved to an operative position andbe made to kee this position as long as desired.

'Ihe preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanyingsheet of drawings, in which similar characters of reference designatecorresponding parts, and in which: 1

' section of attached and also in section,

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of one of the supporting members used inthe construction of my de'vice showing the movable in two positions, onebeing in the other in broken lines,

structure vention full lines and Fig. 3 is an end view of the I shown inFig. 1 on a reduced scale, and,

\ Fig.4 is a plan view of the shown in Fig. 3.

In the drawings, the foot frame of a well known tyipe of bed is shown ascomprising legs 1 an superstructure being braced by a cross rod 3 andtie rods 4, each shown as extending vertically between the cross piece5of'the U-shape member and the cross member 3.

In order th readily applied, I have provided a plurality of saced'hanger members 6, these hanger members being formed at their upperends Specification of Letters Patent.

' bracket arms are designed to be attached to structure a U-shapedsuperstructure 2, this,

at -my. attachment may be.

Patented May 2 1,- 1918.

Application filed October 28, 1914. Serial No. 869,119.

to assume the-shape of a book 7 for embracing the portion 5 of the footpiece. Extending rearwardly from the rear side of each of these han ermembers, I have also provided a pluraIity of ears 8 arranged in pairsand the two ears forming each pair being spaced from each other anddisposed along opposite edges of the hangers 6, thus provlding a spaceto receive the rods 4 as more clearly shown in Fig. 2. Theopposite faceof each of the hangers 6 is also provided with two sets of pierced ears9 and 10, the former bein provided to ivotally receive an outwar lyextending racket arm 11. These the underside of a table or desk elementshown at 12 and their ivotal connection is provided so that this diaskelement may be swung to assume either a horizontal or a verticalosition,

In or er that thedesk element 12 may be securely locked in itshorizontal position, I have provided a brace member for each hanger,these brace members being formed of levers 13 and Hand bein Irespectively attached to the hanger mem ers and the bracket arms at 15and 16. In addition, the opposite ends of each air of levers arepivotally connected toget er as is shown at 17 thus providing bracemembers which may be made to assume the position shown in Fig. 1,whereby the desk as held in horizontal position, or the may be broken asshown in full lines in Fig. 2 prior to the lowering of the desk to makeit assume avertical position. In order to lock the levers 13 and 14against accidental breaking, I have extended the end 18- of the lever 14to-a considerable distance beyond pivot point and have provided thisextenslon with a lip 19 designed to overlie the top edge of the lever 13after the manner shown in Figs.

comprising spaced hanger members each provided with means at its top forattachment to the upper portion of the foot piece of a bed, a pair ofrearwardly projhecting ears spaced along opposite edges of, t e upperportion of each of said hangers, a air of rearwardly projecting earsspaced a onfi opposite edges of the lower portionof eac of said hangers,the ears of each pair being spaced from each other to receive the rodsforming a portion of the foot of the bed between them, an outwardlyextendin br cket arm pivoted to the upper end 0 eac hanger, a tableelement attached to said arms, and a collapsible brace membertween trearwardly extending earsspaced along opposite edges of the lower ortionof each of said hangers, the ears 0 each pair bein spaced from eachother to receive the r s formingl a portion of the foot of the bed heeman outwardly extendin bracket arm pivoted to the upper end of eac ofsaid hangers, a table element attached to said arms, a brace member foreach arm formed of a pair of'levers, pivoted together at one of theirends and pivotally connected at their other ends to said'hanger and armrespectively, one end of one ofsaid levers being extended beyond thefirst named pivota connection, and a lip on the extended portion of suchlever over-lyingv its compl mental lever to limit the movement of'saidlevers when they are pivoted together.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID M. BEAIRD. Witnesses:

WALTER E. L, BOOK, A. L. PHELPs.

